Power mop
AssigneeWessol LLC
InventorRobert A. Gardner
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Abstract
A power mop is provided having a tank for holding a liquid positioned for gravity-induced flow of the liquid from a gravity feed conduit into a hand grip. Inside of the hand grip is a liquid inlet, a valve for controlling the flow of the liquid, a pump for providing flow pressure to the liquid, and a battery for powering the pump. Additionally, a switch is accessible external to the hand grip for powering the pump and switching the valve between open and closed liquid flow positions. A handle tube is connected to the hand grip. The handle tube contains a pressure feed conduit for receiving pressurized flow of the liquid from the hand grip. A nozzle is mounted on the handle tube to disperse the liquid onto the surface to be mopped. A mop head is attached to the end of the handle tube remote from the hand grip.
Claims20
A power mop, comprising:
- (a) a tank for holding a liquid and adapted to be positioned for gravity-induced flow of the liquid, and including a gravity feed conduit for transporting the liquid from the tank;
- (b) a hand grip containing a liquid inlet communicating with the gravity feed conduit for receiving the gravity-induced flow of the liquid from the tank, a valve for controlling the flow of the liquid from the tank to a pump located downstream from the valve for providing flow pressure to the liquid, a battery for powering the pump, and a switch accessible external to the hand grip for powering the pump and switching the valve between open and closed liquid flow positions;
- (c) a handle tube connected to the hand grip containing a pressure feed conduit for receiving pressurized flow of the liquid from the hand grip;
- (d) a nozzle mounted on the handle tube and adapted to disperse the liquid onto a surface to be mopped;
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- (e) a mop head attached on an end of the handle tube remote from the hand grip.
A power mop, comprising:
- (a) a tank for holding a liquid and adapted to be positioned for gravity-induced flow of the liquid, and including a gravity feed conduit for transporting the liquid from the tank;
- (b) a hand grip created by a left handle cover connected a right handle cover to define a chamber containing a liquid inlet communicating with the gravity feed conduit for receiving the gravity-induced flow of the liquid from the tank, a valve for controlling the flow of the liquid from the tank to a pump located downstream from the valve for providing flow pressure to the liquid, a battery for powering the pump, and a switch accessible external to the hand grip and configured as a finger trigger adapted to the ergonomics of a human hand for engagement by an index finger for powering the pump and switching the valve between open and closed liquid flow positions;
- (c) a handle tube connected to the hand grip angled in relation to the hand grip to be ergonomically correct containing a pressure feed conduit for receiving pressurized flow of the liquid from the hand grip;
- (d) a nozzle mounted on the handle tube adapted to disperse the liquid onto a surface to be mopped;
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- (e) a mop head attached on an end of the handle tube remote from the hand grip.
A power mop, comprising:
- (a) a tank for holding a liquid and adapted to be positioned for gravity-induced flow of the liquid, and including a gravity feed conduit for transporting the liquid from the tank;
- (b) a hand grip containing a liquid inlet communicating with the gravity feed conduit for receiving the gravity-induced flow of the liquid from the tank, a valve for controlling the flow of the liquid from the tank to a pump located downstream from the valve for providing flow pressure to the liquid, a battery for powering the pump, and a switch accessible external to the hand grip for powering the pump and switching the valve between open and closed liquid flow positions;
- (c) a handle tube connected to the hand grip containing a pressure feed conduit for receiving pressurized flow of the liquid from the hand grip;
- (d) a nozzle receiver mounted on the handle tube, and housing an interchangeable quick-change nozzle to receive pressurized flow of the liquid from the pressure feed conduit and disperse the liquid onto a surface to be mopped;
- (e) a quick change nozzle holder positioned on the handle tube for storing a plurality of interchangeable nozzles;
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- (f) a mop head attached on an end of the handle tube remote from the hand grip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.